Combination fender brace and bumper



Aug. 11, 1925'.

C. L. WILLIAMS COMBINATION FENDER BRACE ANDVBUMPER Filed April 30. 1925 of l. Wz'zam,

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Patented Aug. ill, i925.

atraen CLAUDE L. WILLIAMS, OF YATES CENTER, KANSAS.

COMBINATION FENDER BRACE AND BUMPER.

.Application filed April 3U, 1925. Serial No. 26,977.

To all 107mm t may concern.'

BeI it known that l, CLAUDE L. VVILLrAMs, a citizen of the United States, residingat Yates Center, in the county of filoodson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combination Fender Brace and Bumper, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to a combination fend-er brace and bumper, and has for one of its objects to provide a device of this nature, with a simple construction, and one which can be readily and easily attached to an automobile.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combination fender brace and bump` er, which will serve to brace the fenders of the automobile, for preventinp; any vibration thereof and to provide a bumper member which will prevent the fenders from becoming; injured, and at the same time to connect the two fenders toeether, wherein the fenders will be braced relative to the vehicle` and relative to each other.

`With the above and numerous other objects .in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the inventionresides in certain novel features of construction, and .in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

ln the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved combination fender brace and bumper.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the under side of the chassis of an automobile, showing a portion of the combination fender brace and bumper member secured thereto, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view through one end of the combination fender brace and bumper and also through one fender of the automobile.

Referring` to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that 5 designates ,generally an automobile body, in the present instance, an automobile of the lFord type being` illustrated for the purpose of showing' a practical embodiment of the invention. The body 5 includes the rear fender 6. riihe body 5 of the automobile rests on a chassis 7, in the usual manner. A cross brace 8, channel shaped in cross section, forms a part of the chassis. A pair of supporting and connecting` members 9 are shown as formed of El"- iron, in 'the drawing, but it will be understood that any suitable beam or angle iron may be used. rl`he supporting and connectingl members 9 are provided with notches 16, which are designed to permit the ends of the cross brace 8 to be partially received therein, when the combination fender brace and bumper is installed. These notches 16 are slightly broader than the cross brace 8, so that the members 9 may be adjusted to accommodate different sizes in the fender. lt often happens that there is a variation of an inch er more in the sizes of the fenders and this adjustable feature is necessary. The members 9 are fixed, by means of bolts or other fastening;l elements to the chassis 7, as is indicated at 10. A bumper 11 is formed of angle iron and has polished caps 1Q fixed to its ends as at 13. The bumper 11 is hired to the free ends of the members 9 by angle lnackets 14, attached to the members 9 and to the bumper by bolts 15 or other suitable fastening elements. The brackets 111i are provided with forwardly and outwardly disposed extensions 16', which terminate in arms 17 disposed transversely of the automobile in substantial parallelism with the bun'iper 11. rllhese plates 17 are positioned adjacent the fenders 6 as is illustrated to advantage in Figure 3. Vilooden blocks 1S are disposed in the spaces between the flanges of the fenders and bolts 19 are extended through the fenders, through the blocks and through the plates, thus forming a secure assembly, which will not be affected by vibration and the like.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that l have devised a combination fender brace and bumper, which may be manufactured at a relatively low cost, one which is easy to install and which will be attractive in appearance, strong, durable,l

and withstand the vibration, so that the parts will be secured together and properly brac-ed. It is apparent that numerous changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In combination with an automobile body having` a pair of fenders, combined supporting and connecting members fixed to the automobile body and extending rearwardly therefrom, a bumper secured to the 10 bodT of the automobile and extending rearwardly therefrom, a bumper, angle brackets attach-ed to the free ends of the members and to the bumpers and provided with ltorwardly extending portions terminating in outwardly extending plates7 wooden blocks lilling the spaces between the flanges or the fenders and bolts extending through the fenders, blocks, and the plates.

In testimony whereof I ai'liii my signature.

CLAUDE L. VLLAMS. 

